DeFi Hacks Top $137M in Early 2026 as Security Failures Mount

• Over $137 million was stolen across 15 DeFi protocols, with only $9 million recovered.
• Step Finance, Truebit, and Resolv are among the biggest victims of hacks and exploits.
• Most attacks are linked to preventable issues like private key leaks and smart contract bugs.

The decentralized finance industry is barely three months into 2026, and it has already suffered one of its worst security starts on record. Across 15 protocols, hackers have drained over $137 million in funds since January. 

Since then, only $9 million has been recovered.

Biggest DeFi Hacks in 2026

The largest single loss belongs to Step Finance, which saw $27.3 million drained through a compromised private key. Truebit followed closely at $26.2 million, lost to a smart contract bug.

Resolv (USR) lost more than $25 million through a minting vulnerability, while SwapNet hemorrhaged $13.4 mill…

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